Noodle selling equipment with automatic cooking and selling functions

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic cooking and selling equipment, in particular to automatic cooking and selling noodle selling equipment which comprises a cabinet, a feeding device, a water supply device, a cooking device, a soup feeding device, a noodle containing device, a bowl sealing device, a meal discharging device and a mechanical arm. One end of the mechanical arm is installed on the machine cabinet, the other end of the mechanical arm forms a free end, and the free end is provided with a material taking assembly which is used for taking materials or appliances and is driven by the mechanical arm to move; wherein the cooking device is provided with a noodle cooking pot and a hot soup pot, the noodle cooking pot is provided with a noodle basket and a bag opening assembly, and the noodle basket is placed in the noodle cooking pot and used for cooking noodles; the bag opening assembly is used for cutting a flour bag open; the hot soup pot is provided with a plurality of compartments, and soup bags can be placed in the compartments for heating treatment. In conclusion, full-automatic noodle cooking and selling can be achieved, the labor cost is saved, and the efficiency is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic cooking and vending equipment, especially to an automatic cooking and vending noodle vending equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of society, people's life rhythm is faster and faster, in order to save time, for office workers, more choose noodles as a meal. Usually the shop freshly cooked noodles have the advantage of taste, but the manual cooking noodles way is low in efficiency. Moreover, the labor intensity of the shop is relatively high, the human and time cost is more, which is not conducive to cost reduction.

[0003] With the acceleration of people's life rhythm, fast food in people's staple food is more and more heavy, especially noodles. In the machine for cooking noodles, a certain amount of noodles is sent into the machine body, and after the noodles are cooked, they are taken out by hand and put into a bowl; then the soup or other ingredients are added into the bowl by hand, so that people can eat. The whole process needs manual operation, the operation process is complicated, and the noodle output efficiency is low.

[0004] Noodles are popular food, and the current noodle making equipment has a single function, which can only realize single cooking function, and has high dependence on manual operation, especially during the meal peak period, which is more likely to cause manual fatigue, low efficiency, and difficult to guarantee the quality of noodle processing, which cannot meet the needs of customers.

[0005] In view of the problems in the related art, no effective solution has been proposed so far. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] The utility model aims at providing a technical scheme that can solve the above problems.

[0007] The utility model provides a kind of automatic cooking and vending noodle vending equipment, comprising:

[0008] Cabinet, for installing the corresponding device of entire noodle vending equipment;

[0009] Feeding device, for providing the soup bag and face bag needed for cooking;

[0010] Water supply device, for providing the pure water needed for cooking;

[0011] Cooking device, for heating soup bag or cooking noodles;

[0012] Soup device, for providing soup bowl, so that it can be loaded into heated soup;

[0013] The face bowl lifting device is used for lifting the face bowl to the position where the mechanical arm can take the face bowl.

[0014] The bowl sealing device is used for sealing the soup bowl or the face bowl to prevent liquid from leaking out.

[0015] The bowl sealing device is used for sealing the soup bowl or the face bowl to prevent liquid from leaking out.

[0016] The bowl sealing device is used for sealing the soup bowl or the face bowl to prevent liquid from leaking out.

[0017] The cooking device is provided with a noodle cooking pot and a hot soup pot.

[0018] The soup bowl separating group is used for separating a new soup bowl and placing the new soup bowl in the soup bowl conveying group.

[0019] The face bowl lifting device is used for lifting the face bowl to the position where the mechanical arm can take the face bowl.

[0020] The bowl sealing device is used for sealing the soup bowl or the face bowl to prevent liquid from leaking out.

[0021] As a further solution of the present invention: the soup bowl conveying group is also provided with a translation component, which is installed at the end of the soup bowl conveying group for assisting the translation operation of the soup bowl. The translation component is provided with a translation slider, a long slide rail, a slide rail bracket and an auxiliary bracket. The translation slider is fixed to the soup bowl conveying group, and the long slide rail and the translation slider cooperate with each other to form a sliding connection. One end of the slide rail bracket is fixed to the long slide rail, and the other end thereof is provided with a linear bearing. One end of the auxiliary bracket is provided with an auxiliary arm, and the other end thereof is fixed with a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft and the linear bearing cooperate with each other to form a linear motion system.

[0022] As a further solution of the present invention: the meal dispensing device is provided with a temporary storage and conveying group, a meal dispensing conveying group, a meal dispensing door and a meal dispensing cylinder. The temporary storage and conveying group is used to temporarily store the sealed soup bowls. The meal dispensing conveying group is used to place and convey the meals. The meal dispensing door is openably connected to the cabinet. The meal dispensing cylinder drives the meal dispensing door to open so that the user can take the meals.

[0023] As a further solution of the present invention: the food serving device is also provided with a bag loading mechanism, which is provided with a bag supply assembly, a bag pulling assembly, a bag sealing assembly, a bag cutting assembly and a bag sealing and lifting assembly. The bag supply assembly is used to supply packaging bags for serving meals, the bag pulling assembly is used to pull out packaging bags of corresponding lengths from the bag supply assembly, the bag sealing assembly is used to heat-seal the bottom or bag opening of the packaging bag, and the bag cutting assembly is used to cut the packaging bags of corresponding lengths; the bag sealing and lifting assembly is used to lift the packaging bag containing food upward by a certain distance, so that the bag sealing assembly can heat-seal the bag opening.

[0024] As a further solution of the present invention: the feeding device is provided with a noodle bag hanger, an ingredient hanger and a soup bag storage refrigerator, the noodle bag hanger is used to store noodle bags, the ingredient hanger is used to store ingredient bags, and the soup bag storage refrigerator is used to store soup bags that need to be stored at low temperature.

[0025] As a further solution of the present invention: the water supply device is provided with a water storage tank, a hot water bucket and a waste water bucket. One end of the water storage tank is connected to an external water inlet pipe, and the other end thereof is connected to the hot water bucket, for storing and providing clean water; the other end of the hot water bucket is provided with a noodle cooking water supply pipe and a hot soup water supply pipe, for preheating the clean water and supplying corresponding hot water to the noodle cooking pot and the hot soup pot respectively; one end of the waste water bucket is connected to the noodle cooking drain pipe and the hot soup drain pipe, for collecting used waste water in the noodle cooking pot and the hot soup pot, and the other end thereof can discharge the waste water into an external domestic wastewater pipe.

[0026] As a further solution of the present invention: it also includes a top device, which is provided with a ventilation fan, a kitchen air conditioner and a lighting fixture. The ventilation fan is used to discharge water vapor inside the equipment, the kitchen air conditioner is used to adjust the air temperature inside the equipment, and the lighting fixture is used to provide lighting.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0028] 1. By setting up multiple devices in one cabinet, automatic cooking and vending of noodles can be achieved. In particular, all related operations can be performed by a single robotic arm, which can reduce both the production cost and the maintenance cost of the equipment.

[0029] 2. By setting up independent noodle cooking pots and hot soup pots, noodles and soup dumplings can be cooked and heated separately, which can not only improve the cooking efficiency but also enhance the taste of noodles.

[0030] 3. The specially designed soup-adding device makes the soup dumplings more clean and sanitary, avoids soup overflow, and improves the operation stability of the equipment.

[0031] 4. By setting up a bowl sealing device, the opening of the soup bowl can be sealed to prevent the soup from overflowing and improve the user experience.

[0032] Therefore, through the above-mentioned improvements, the present invention can provide a noodle vending device that automatically cooks and sells noodles, which can realize fully automatic cooking and selling of noodles, save labor costs and improve efficiency.

[0033] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and will become apparent from the following description or learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0035] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cabinet of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of the robotic arm and the control computer of the utility model;

[0037] Figure 3This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mechanism of the present invention when viewed from above;

[0038] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of a soup dumpling storage refrigerator and a hanging rack of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the water supply device of the utility model;

[0040] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cooking device of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the soup serving device of the present utility model;

[0042] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the soup bag opening group of the utility model;

[0043] Figure 9 This is a schematic structural diagram of the noodle holding device and bowl sealing device of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 10 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bowl sealing device of the utility model;

[0045] Figure 11 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bag supply assembly and the bag sealing assembly of the utility model;

[0046] Figure 12 It is a structural diagram of the temporary storage conveying group and the meal delivery conveying group of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 13 It is a structural schematic diagram of the top device of the utility model.

[0048] The reference numerals and names in the figures are as follows:

[0049] 10 Cabinet; 11 Robotic arm; 12 Retrieving assembly; 13 Control computer; 14 Air compressor; 15 Trash can; 16 Cleaning pipe; 17 Cleaning pump; 18 Hot air gun; 20 Feeding device; 21 Noodle bag hanger; 22 Ingredient hanger; 23 Support column; 24 Rotating bracket; 25 Hook; 26 Soup dumpling storage refrigerator; 27 Soup dumpling rack; 28 Soup dumpling lifting motor; 29 Soup dumpling lifting tray; 30 Water supply device; 31 Water storage tank; 32 Hot water bucket 33 noodle cooking water supply pipe; 34 hot soup water supply pipe; 35 waste water bucket; 36 water pump; 40 cooking device; 41 noodle cooking pot; 42 noodle basket; 43 bag opening cylinder; 44 bag opening scissors; 45 bag opening boss; 46 noodle basket lifting cylinder; 47 noodle basket lifting bracket; 48 support rod; 49 hot soup pot; 50 soup device; 51 soup bowl conveyor group; 52 separation bracket; 53 spiral separation rod; 54 separation timing belt; 55 translation slider; 56 long slide rail; 57 Slide rail bracket; 58 auxiliary bracket; 59 auxiliary arm; 60 soup dumpling bag opening assembly; 61 soup dumpling clamping cylinder; 62 soup dumpling clamping arm; 63 soup dumpling bracket; 64 cutting cylinder; 65 cutting blade; 66 water receiving tray; 67 water receiving cylinder; 70 noodle holding device; 71 noodle bowl lifting bracket; 72 noodle bowl lifting support plate; 73 noodle bowl lifting motor; 74 noodle bowl lifting guide rail; 75 noodle bowl lifting screw; 80 bowl sealing device; 81 bowl sealing bracket; 82 bowl sealing cylinder ; 83 plastic sealing ring; 84 circular cutting knife; 85 bowl sealing connecting rod; 86 bowl sealing motor; 87 bowl sealing support; 88 pre-pressing ring; 89 bowl sealing roll film; 90 food dispensing device; 91 temporary storage conveying group; 92 food dispensing conveying group; 93 food dispensing door; 94 food dispensing cylinder; 95 bag supply assembly; 96 bag pulling assembly; 97 bag sealing assembly; 98 bag cutting assembly; 99 bag sealing lifting assembly; 100 top device; 101 ventilation fan; 102 kitchen air conditioner; 103 lighting fixtures. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] The following is a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0051] See also Figures 1 to 13 In an embodiment of the present invention, a noodle vending device for automatically cooking and selling noodles comprises:

[0052] Cabinet 10, for installing the corresponding devices of the entire noodle vending equipment inside;

[0053] A feeding device 20 is used to provide soup bags and noodle bags required for cooking;

[0054] A water supply device 30 is used to provide clean water required for cooking;

[0055] A cooking device 40 for heating soup dumplings or cooking noodles;

[0056] The soup serving device 50 is used to provide a soup bowl so that the heated soup can be placed in it;

[0057] The noodle holding device 70 is used to provide a noodle bowl for filling the cooked noodles;

[0058] The bowl sealing device 80 is used to seal the soup bowl or noodle bowl to prevent liquid leakage;

[0059] A meal dispensing device 90 is used to dispense sealed soup bowls or noodle bowls, allowing users to take meals from a meal dispensing port on the cabinet 10; and

[0060] A robotic arm 11, one end of which is mounted on the top of the cabinet 10, and the other end of which forms a free end, and a material picking assembly 12 is mounted on the free end for picking up materials or utensils and moving them under the drive of the robotic arm 11;

[0061] Among them, the cooking device 40 is provided with a noodle cooking pot 41 and a hot soup pot 49. The noodle cooking pot 41 is provided with a noodle basket 42 and a bag opening component. The noodle basket 42 is placed in the noodle cooking pot 41 for cooking a portion of noodles; the bag opening component is used to cut open the noodle bag; the hot soup pot 49 is provided with multiple compartments, each compartment can hold a bag of soup for heating treatment.

[0062] Specifically, the bag opening assembly is provided with a bag opening cylinder 43, a bag opening scissors 44 and a bag opening boss 45. The bag opening scissors 44 are transmission-connected to the piston end of the bag opening cylinder 43, and the handle end of the bag opening scissors 44 cooperates with the bag opening boss 45, so that the bag opening cylinder 43 drives the bag opening scissors 44 to move a certain distance, so that the handle end and the bag opening boss 45 form abutment cooperation, and then the bag opening scissors 44 can perform the cutting operation on the noodle bag.

[0063] Secondly, the bottoms of the noodle pot 41 and the hot soup pot 49 are each equipped with an electric heating tube for heating the water in the pot. In addition, a high-temperature resistant water level sensor can be provided to detect the water level. A thermocouple water temperature sensor can also be provided to detect the water temperature. It is understandable that in order to automatically control the entire noodle vending machine, a corresponding control computer 13 is also required. The computer is equipped with a corresponding control program and is electrically connected to the corresponding sensors and devices to receive the sensor's detection signals and automatically control the corresponding devices. In addition, in order to drive the multiple cylinders within the device, an air compressor 14 can also be provided within the device to use the compressed air it outputs to perform work on the cylinders.

[0064] Again, due to the characteristics of noodle cooking, it is preferred to provide multiple independent noodle baskets 42 so that one noodle basket 42 can only hold and cook one portion of noodles. In order to drain the noodles after cooking, a noodle basket 42 lifting mechanism can also be provided, comprising a noodle basket lifting cylinder 46, a noodle basket lifting bracket 47, a linear bearing, and a cylindrical shaft. The noodle basket lifting cylinder 46 and the linear bearing are mounted on the noodle cooking pot 41. One end of the cylindrical shaft cooperates with the linear bearing to form a linear motion system, while the other end is fixed to the noodle basket lifting bracket 47. One side of the noodle basket lifting bracket 47 is transmission-connected to the noodle basket lifting cylinder 46, and the other side is provided with multiple support rods 48, so that the handle end of the noodle basket 42 can be sleeved on the support rods 48 to provide support and limit it.

[0065] like Figures 3 to 5 As shown, preferably, the soup serving device 50 is provided with a soup bowl separation group, a soup bowl conveying group 51 and a soup bag opening group 60, the soup bowl separation group is used to separate the new soup bowls and place them on the soup bowl conveying group 51, and the soup bowl conveying group 51 is used to transport the soup bowls; the soup bag opening group 60 is provided with a soup bag clamping cylinder 61, a soup bag clamping arm 62, a bag cutting assembly and a soup bag bracket 63, the soup bag clamping arm 62 is installed on the piston end of the soup bag clamping cylinder 61, so as to clamp and fix the upper part of the soup bag under the drive of the soup bag clamping cylinder 61, the bag cutting assembly is used to cut open the lower part of the soup bag to make the soup fall into the soup bowl, and the soup bag bracket 63 is used to support the packaging bag of the soup bag.

[0066] Specifically, a soup bag clamping cylinder 61 is mounted above the soup bag opening assembly 60, driving the soup bag clamping arm 62 to clamp the soup bag above the soup bowl, facilitating the soup ingredients to fall into the bowl. The bag-splitting assembly is equipped with a splitting cylinder 64 and a splitting blade 65. The splitting blade 65 is mounted on the piston end of the splitting cylinder 64. Driven by the splitting cylinder 64, the soup bag is opened, allowing the soup ingredients inside the soup bag to fall into the soup bowl below. The soup bag opening assembly 60 also has a funnel-shaped soup bag holder 63 for supporting the soup bag to prevent it from falling into the soup bowl.

[0067] Next, a trash can 15 is located below the soup serving device 50 to store waste items such as soup dumpling and noodle bags, and cleaning wastewater. After the soup from the soup dumpling falls into the soup bowl, the robotic arm 11 grips the bag and moves it above the trash can 15 for disposal. During this movement, a small amount of residual soup from the soup dumpling may drip onto the edge of the bowl, affecting sales, or onto other parts of the soup serving device 50, disrupting its operation.

[0068] Therefore, the soup bag holder 63 can be extended a certain distance in the direction away from the soup bag clamping support arm 62 and extended to the upper opening of the trash can 15, so that the remaining soup of the soup bag will not drip into the soup bowl or other parts of the soup serving device 50, but can be directly dripped into the trash can 15. The soup bag holder 63 is also tilted downward from the end close to the soup bag clamping support arm 62 to the extended end, so that the soup dripping on the soup bag holder 63 can flow into the trash can 15 below along the downwardly tilted soup bag holder 63. The other three sides of the soup bag holder 63 are preferably provided with side walls of a certain height to prevent the soup from overflowing from the other sides.

[0069] Again, since soup may drip onto the soup ladle holder 63, the soup ladle holder 63 needs to be cleaned. A cleaning water pipe 16, a cleaning water pump 17, and a hot air gun 18 can be installed in a suitable position in the cabinet 10 above the soup serving device 50. One end of the cleaning water pump 17 is connected to the hot water bucket 32 ​​to receive the corresponding hot water, and the other end is connected to the cleaning water pipe 16 via a coiled pipe. The robotic arm 11 can take the cleaning water pipe 16 to clean the soup ladle holder 63, and then use the hot air gun 18 to dry it. The waste water after cleaning needs to be discharged, so a water receiving tray 66 and a water receiving cylinder 67 are also provided. The water receiving tray 66 is rotatably connected to the soup serving device 50 via an adapter arm. The piston end of the water receiving cylinder 67 is transmission-connected to the adapter arm of the water receiving tray 66, thereby driving the water receiving tray 66 to rotate below the soup ladle holder 63 to collect the waste water used to clean the soup ladle holder 63. The water receiving tray 66 is provided with a waste water pipe, one end of which is connected to the water receiving tray 66 and the other end of which extends to the upper opening of the trash can 15, thereby discharging the collected waste water into the trash can 15. After washing is completed, the water receiving cylinder 67 can drive the water receiving tray 66 to rotate a certain distance so that it is away from the bottom of the soup dumpling holder 63, allowing the soup filling device 50 to operate normally.

[0070] In addition, noodle cookers and hot soup pots can also be automatically cleaned using a cleaning water pipe to keep them clean. Alternatively, a hot air gun can be used for automatic drying. A conventional ultraviolet disinfection device can also be installed to disinfect and sterilize the corresponding parts inside the equipment.

[0071] In addition, if Figure 7As shown, preferably, the soup bowl separation group is provided with a separation bracket 52, a spiral separation rod 53, a separation synchronous belt 54 and a separation motor. The separation bracket 52 is arranged in a circular ring shape, and a plurality of soup bowls are stacked on the upper portion of the separation bracket 52. The plurality of spiral separation rods 53 are uniformly rotatably connected to the periphery of the separation bracket 52 and are fixedly connected with a plurality of synchronous wheels. The separation synchronous belt 54 is respectively drivingly connected to the synchronous wheels and the separation motor. Thus, the separation motor is operated to drive the separation synchronous belt 54 to rotate, and in turn drive the plurality of synchronous wheels and the plurality of spiral separation rods 53 to rotate synchronously. The spiral blades of the spiral separation rods 53 can drive the folded edges of the soup bowls to rotate spirally, so that the soup bowls are separated from the separation bracket 52 and fall on the conveying belt of the soup bowl conveying group 51.

[0072] As shown in Figure 9 Preferably, the noodle bowl lifting mechanism is provided for lifting the noodle bowl upward for the mechanical arm 11 to take. The mechanical arm 11 takes the noodle bowl and places it on the upper portion of the soup bowl containing the soup, and pours the cooked noodles in the noodle basket 42 into the noodle bowl.

[0073] Specifically, the noodle bowl lifting mechanism is provided with a noodle bowl lifting support 71, a noodle bowl lifting support plate 72, a noodle bowl lifting motor 73, a noodle bowl lifting guide rail 74 and a noodle bowl lifting screw rod 75. The noodle bowl lifting motor 73 and the noodle bowl lifting guide rail 74 are respectively fixedly connected to the noodle bowl lifting support 71. The noodle bowl lifting screw rod 75 is rotatably connected to the noodle bowl lifting support 71 and drivingly connected to the noodle bowl lifting motor 73. The noodle bowl lifting support plate 72 is slidingly connected to the noodle bowl lifting guide rail 74 through a sliding block and drivingly connected to the noodle bowl lifting screw rod 75 through a screw nut. The noodle bowl lifting motor 73 is operated to drive the noodle bowl lifting support plate 72 to move upward along the noodle bowl lifting support 71, so that the noodle bowl placed on the noodle bowl lifting support plate 72 is lifted upward. The noodle bowl is easily taken by the material taking assembly 12 of the mechanical arm 11.

[0074] Secondly, in order to avoid the noodles from being soaked in the soup for a long time and affecting the taste, it is preferred to provide a separate noodle bowl to contain the cooked noodles. In order to reduce the packaging volume and save packaging materials, it is preferred to directly place the noodle bowl on the upper portion of the soup bowl, i.e. the depth of the interior of the soup bowl is relatively large. After containing the soup, there is still a certain space on the upper portion of the soup bowl for placing the noodle bowl. In order to facilitate the mechanical arm 11 to place the noodle bowl, it is preferred to set a suitable position of the soup bowl conveying group 51 as a noodle bowl placing station, so that the soup bowl containing the soup can be stopped at the station, and the mechanical arm 11 can place the noodle bowl.

[0075] As shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10As shown, preferably, the bowl sealing device 80 is provided with a bowl lifting mechanism, a bowl film supplying assembly and a sealing and cutting mechanism, the bowl lifting mechanism is provided with a bowl bracket 81 and a bowl cylinder 82, the bowl bracket 81 is used to support the soup bowl with the bowl, the bowl cylinder 82 drives the bowl bracket 81 and the soup bowl to move upward by a certain distance, so that the bowl film supplying assembly covers the film on the opening of the soup bowl, the sealing and cutting mechanism is provided with a plastic sealing ring 83, a circular cutter 84, a bowl connecting rod 85 and a bowl motor 86, one end of the bowl connecting rod 85 is drivingly connected to the output shaft of the bowl motor 86, and the other end is drivingly connected to the plastic sealing ring 83 and the circular cutter 84, so that the bowl motor 86 drives the plastic sealing ring 83 and the circular cutter 84 to perform plastic sealing operation and cutting operation on the film on the opening of the soup bowl.

[0076] Specifically, the sealing and cutting mechanism is also provided with a bowl support 87 and a linear module, the bowl support 87 is slidingly connected to the bowl sealing device 80 through the linear module, the bowl support 87 is drivingly connected to the bowl connecting rod 85 through a fish eye joint, and the circular cutter 84 is fixedly connected to the bowl support 87, so that the bowl support 87 can cut the film on the edge of the soup bowl under the drive of the bowl cylinder 82.

[0077] Since the plastic sealing ring 83 needs to be relatively gently abutted to the film for plastic sealing, the plastic sealing ring 83 is installed on the bowl support 87 through the telescopic rod and the telescopic spring, and the elastic force of the telescopic spring is used to relatively gently abut to the film. In addition, a pre-pressing ring 88 can also be arranged on the outer circle of the circular cutter 84, the pre-pressing ring 88 is also installed on the bowl support 87 through the corresponding telescopic rod and telescopic spring, so that the film around the opening of the soup bowl is relatively gently pre-pressed, and the plastic sealing ring 83 and the circular cutter 84 can better operate the film.

[0078] Secondly, the bowl bracket 81 can also be slidingly connected to the bowl sealing device 80 through the combination of the linear bearing and the shaft rod, so that the bowl bracket 81 can move more stably under the drive of the bowl cylinder 82, and the soup material can be prevented from spilling. The bowl film supplying assembly is provided with a bowl film roll 89, a film roll feeding rod, a film roll collecting rod and a collecting motor, the film roll feeding rod and the film roll collecting rod are respectively rotatably connected to the bowl sealing device 80, the bowl film roll 89 is sleeved on the film roll feeding rod, the collecting motor is fixedly connected to the bowl sealing device 80 and drivingly connected to the film roll collecting rod through a synchronous belt, so that the film roll collecting rod is driven to rotate, the bowl film roll 89 is pulled out from the film roll feeding rod, passes through the sealing and cutting mechanism, is sleeved on the film roll collecting rod and is driven by the film roll collecting rod to perform the collecting operation.

[0079] As shown in the drawings, Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, preferably, the soup bowl conveying group 51 is also provided with a translation component, which is installed at the end of the soup bowl conveying group 51 and is used to perform auxiliary translation operations on the soup bowls. The translation component is provided with a translation slider 55, a long slide rail 56, a slide rail bracket 57 and an auxiliary bracket 58. The translation slider 55 is fixed to the soup bowl conveying group 51, and the long slide rail 56 and the translation slider 55 cooperate with each other to form a sliding connection. One end of the slide rail bracket 57 is fixed to the long slide rail 56, and the other end thereof is provided with a linear bearing. One end of the auxiliary bracket 58 is provided with an auxiliary arm 59, and the other end thereof is fixed with a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft and the linear bearing cooperate with each other to form a linear motion system.

[0080] Specifically, at the end of the soup bowl conveyor group 51, the soup bowl containing soup and noodles needs to be moved to the bowl sealing device 80 for sealing. The robotic arm 11 can directly pick up the soup bowl and move it from the soup bowl conveyor group 51 to the bowl sealing bracket 81 of the bowl sealing device 80. However, since the soup bowl contains soup and noodles, the robotic arm 11 may shake during the movement, causing the soup or noodles to spill. Therefore, a translation assembly can be provided at the end of the soup bowl conveyor group 51 to assist in the translation operation of the soup bowl, making the robotic arm 11 more stable during the movement of the soup bowl.

[0081] Secondly, the auxiliary bracket 58 can be provided with auxiliary arms 59 on either side of the soup bowl. Taking advantage of the soup bowl's larger top and smaller bottom shape, the distance between the auxiliary arms 59 is set to be larger than the bowl's bottom diameter but smaller than its top diameter. This ensures that when the auxiliary bracket 58 is not lifted upward, the bowl's bottom is smaller than the distance between the auxiliary arms 59, allowing it to be moved between the auxiliary arms 59 under the drive of the bowl conveyor assembly 51. The robotic arm 11 can then grip the auxiliary bracket 58 and move it upward a certain distance, allowing the auxiliary arms 59 to fit over the bowl's top, creating an upward lifting force on the bowl and allowing it to leave the conveyor belt of the bowl conveyor assembly 51.

[0082] Then, with the cooperation of the translation slider 55 and the long slide rail 56, the robot arm 11 can smoothly move the auxiliary bracket 58 horizontally, thereby moving the soup bowl to the bowl sealing device 80 for sealing. After the robot arm 11 moves the soup bowl into place, it can move downward a certain distance to disengage the auxiliary arm 59 from the upper part of the soup bowl. Then, it can move horizontally in the opposite direction, returning the auxiliary bracket 58 to the end position of the soup bowl conveyor group 51, waiting for the next operation.

[0083] In addition, after the sealing process is completed, since the soup bowl is sealed, the soup or noodles will not overflow, so the robotic arm 11 can directly take the sealed soup bowl and move it to the food dispensing device 90 for dispensing, or move it to the temporary storage and conveying group 91 for temporary storage.

[0084] As shown in Figure 12 Preferably, the serving device 90 is provided with a temporary storage conveying group 91 for temporarily storing the sealed soup bowls, a serving conveying group 92 for placing and conveying the meals, a serving door 93 movably connected to the cabinet 10, and a serving cylinder 94 for driving the serving door 93 to open so that the user can take the meals.

[0085] Specifically, since the cooking device 40 can cook multiple portions of noodles and soup at a time, the temporary storage conveying group 91 can be provided to temporarily store the cooked and sealed soup bowls, waiting for the serving device 90 to serve one portion at a time.

[0086] As shown in Figure 11 and Figure 12 Preferably, the serving device 90 is further provided with a bagging mechanism, which is provided with a bag supplying assembly 95, a bag pulling assembly 96, a bag sealing assembly 97, a bag cutting assembly 98, and a bag sealing jacking assembly 99. The bag supplying assembly 95 is used to supply the packaging bags for serving, the bag pulling assembly 96 is used to pull out the packaging bags of a corresponding length from the bag supplying assembly 95, the bag sealing assembly 97 is used to heat seal the bag bottom or bag opening of the packaging bag, the bag cutting assembly 98 is used to cut the packaging bag of a corresponding length, and the bag sealing jacking assembly 99 is used to jack up the packaging bag containing the meals by a certain distance, so that the bag sealing assembly 97 heat seals the bag opening.

[0087] Specifically, the bag sealing assembly 97 first heat seals the bag bottom of the packaging bag, then the bag pulling assembly 96 clamps the bag bottom of the packaging bag and pulls it down by a certain length, then the bag cutting assembly 98 cuts the packaging bag at the bag opening position, the bag pulling assembly 96 places the cut packaging bag on the bag sealing jacking assembly 99, then the mechanical arm 11 opens the bag opening of the cut packaging bag and places it in the sealed soup bowl, and also takes the corresponding ingredients from the ingredient hanger 22 and places them in the packaging bag. Then the cylinder of the bag sealing jacking assembly 99 drives the bag sealing jacking plate to move upward by a certain distance, so that the bag sealing assembly 97 heat seals the bag opening of the packaging bag. Finally, the mechanical arm 11 grabs the packaging bag with the closed bag opening and moves to the corresponding serving conveying group 92 for serving operation.

[0088] In addition, during the bag sealing process of the bagging mechanism, a label printer and labeling device in the prior art can be provided to print the customer's order information and meal content on the label and attach it to the outside of the packaging bag for the customer to view and confirm.

[0089] As shown in Figures 2 to 4As shown, preferably, the feeding device 20 is provided with a noodle bag rack 21, an ingredient rack 22 and a soup bag storage refrigerator 26, wherein the noodle bag rack 21 is used to store noodle bags, the ingredient rack 22 is used to store ingredient bags, and the soup bag storage refrigerator 26 is used to store soup bags that need to be stored at low temperatures.

[0090] Specifically, the ingredient bag can be an accessory bag that contains chopsticks, soup spoons, paper towels, and other tableware. The noodle bag hanger 21 and ingredient hanger 22 can be configured as identical hangers, storing the noodle bags and ingredient bags, respectively. To facilitate the robotic arm 11's access and replenishment of noodle or ingredient bags, the hanger can be equipped with a support column 23, a rotating bracket 24, and a hook 25. The rotating bracket 24 is rotatably connected to the support column 23, and multiple hooks 25 are evenly spaced and arranged on the rotating bracket 24. Each hook 25 can hold multiple noodle bags or ingredient bags.

[0091] Secondly, since the robotic arm 11 is required to take the soup dumplings stored in the refrigerator, the soup dumpling storage refrigerator can be provided with an upper opening door and a door opening cylinder. The auxiliary power of the door opening cylinder is used to facilitate the opening of the upper opening door. In addition, in order to enable the soup dumplings to move upward, a soup dumpling holder 27, a soup dumpling lifting motor 28, a soup dumpling lifting support plate 29, and a soup dumpling lifting synchronous belt can also be provided inside the refrigerator. The soup dumpling lifting synchronous belt is rotatably connected to the soup dumpling holder 27 via a synchronous pulley. The soup dumpling lifting motor 28 is transmission-connected to the soup dumpling lifting synchronous belt. The soup dumpling lifting support plate 29 is slidably connected to the soup dumpling holder 27 via a linear bearing and a cylindrical shaft, and is fixedly connected to the soup dumpling lifting synchronous belt. The soup dumpling lifting motor 28 drives the conveyor belt to rotate, thereby driving the soup dumpling lifting support plate 29 to move up and down, thereby ejecting the soup dumpling placed on the soup dumpling lifting support plate 29 upward, making it easier for the robotic arm 11 to take it.

[0092] like Figure 5 As shown, preferably, the water supply device 30 is provided with a water tank 31, a hot water bucket 32 ​​and a waste water bucket 35. One end of the water tank 31 is connected to the external water inlet pipe, and the other end thereof is connected to the hot water bucket 32, for storing and providing clean water; the other end of the hot water bucket 32 ​​is provided with a noodle cooking water supply pipe 33 and a hot soup water supply pipe 34, for preheating the clean water and supplying corresponding hot water to the noodle cooking pot 41 and the hot soup pot 49 respectively; one end of the waste water bucket 35 is connected to the noodle cooking drain pipe and the hot soup drain pipe, for receiving the used waste water in the noodle cooking pot 41 and the hot soup pot 49, and the other end thereof can discharge the waste water into the external domestic wastewater pipe.

[0093] Specifically, a water purifier can be installed at the front end of the water tank 31 to purify the water input from the external water inlet pipe. The hot water tank 32 can be a water tank with heating and heat preservation functions to preheat the purified water in advance, reducing the heating time of the cooking device 40. To drive the water in the corresponding pipelines, a water pump 36 of conventional technology can also be provided, and different water pumps 36 can be installed for different pipelines so that they can be independently controlled.

[0094] like Figure 13 As shown, preferably, it also includes a top device 100, and the top device 100 is provided with a ventilation fan 101, a kitchen air conditioner 102 and a lighting fixture 103. The ventilation fan 101 is used to discharge water vapor inside the device, the kitchen air conditioner 102 is used to adjust the air temperature inside the device, and the lighting fixture 103 is used to provide lighting.

[0095] Specifically, since both the noodle cooking pot 41 and the hot soup pot 49 will evaporate water vapor upward, a ventilation fan 101 can be set to discharge the water vapor, and corresponding water vapor covers can also be installed around the ventilation fan 101 to enhance its ability to collect and discharge water vapor. Since the air temperature inside the equipment will rise accordingly due to the heating of the corresponding pots, a kitchen air conditioner 102 can be set to regulate the internal temperature to avoid the operating temperature of the internal device being too high. In order to facilitate the replacement of materials inside the equipment, corresponding lighting fixtures 103 can also be set to provide corresponding lighting when lighting is needed. Since the entire equipment is in a relatively closed state, a corresponding air inlet can also be set at a suitable position of the top device 100, and a corresponding waterproof and dustproof fan can also be set at the air inlet to blow air into the interior of the equipment.

[0096] In addition, the soup bowl conveying group 51, the temporary storage conveying group 91 and the meal delivery conveying group 92 and other mechanisms that need to carry out material conveying and transmission can all be set up using electric conveyor belts in the existing technology, which will not be repeated here.

[0097] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations that come within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims be embraced within the present invention.

Claims

1. A noodle vending device that automatically cooks and sells noodles, characterized in that: include: A cabinet (10) for installing corresponding devices of the entire noodle vending equipment; A feeding device (20) for providing soup bags and noodle bags required for cooking; A water supply device (30) for providing clean water required for cooking; A cooking device (40) for heating soup dumplings or cooking noodles; A soup serving device (50) is used to provide a soup bowl so that the heated soup can be placed in it; A noodle holding device (70) is used to provide a noodle bowl for filling the cooked noodles; A bowl sealing device (80) is used to seal a soup bowl or noodle bowl to prevent liquid from leaking; A meal dispensing device (90) is used to dispense sealed soup bowls or noodle bowls, allowing users to take meals from a meal dispensing port in the cabinet (10); and A robotic arm (11), one end of which is mounted on the cabinet (10), and the other end of which forms a free end, and a material picking assembly (12) is mounted on the free end for picking up materials or tools and moving them under the drive of the robotic arm (11); The cooking device (40) is provided with a noodle cooking pot (41) and a hot soup pot (49), the noodle cooking pot (41) is provided with a noodle basket (42) and a bag opening assembly, the noodle basket (42) is placed in the noodle cooking pot (41) for cooking noodles; the bag opening assembly is used to cut open the noodle bag; the hot soup pot (49) is provided with a plurality of compartments for placing soup bags for heating.

2. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The soup-serving device (50) is provided with a soup bowl separation group, a soup bowl conveying group (51) and a soup bag opening group (60). The soup bowl separation group is used to separate new soup bowls and place them on the soup bowl conveying group (51). The soup bowl conveying group (51) is used to convey soup bowls. The soup bag opening group (60) is provided with a soup bag clamping cylinder (61), a soup bag clamping support arm (62), a bag-splitting assembly and a soup bag bracket (63). The soup bag clamping support arm (62) is installed on the piston end of the soup bag clamping cylinder (61) to clamp and fix the soup bag. The bag-splitting assembly is used to split the lower part of the soup bag so that the soup ingredients fall into the soup bowl. The soup bag bracket (63) is used to support the packaging bag of the soup bag.

3. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The noodle holding device (70) is provided with a noodle bowl lifting mechanism, which is used to push the noodle bowl upward for the robotic arm (11) to take; the robotic arm (11) takes the noodle bowl and places it on top of the soup bowl containing the soup, and pours the cooked noodles in the noodle basket (42) into the noodle bowl.

4. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bowl sealing device (80) is provided with a bowl sealing lifting mechanism, a bowl sealing film supply assembly and a sealing and edge trimming mechanism. The bowl sealing lifting mechanism is provided with a bowl sealing bracket (81) and a bowl sealing cylinder (82). The bowl sealing bracket (81) is used to support the soup bowl on which the noodle bowl is placed. The bowl sealing cylinder (82) drives the bowl sealing bracket (81) and the soup bowl to move upward a certain distance, so that the bowl sealing film supply assembly covers the film at the opening of the soup bowl. The sealing and edge trimming mechanism is provided with a plastic sealing ring (83), a circular cutter (84), a bowl sealing connecting rod (85) and a bowl sealing motor (86). One end of the bowl sealing connecting rod (85) is transmission-connected to the output shaft of the bowl sealing motor (86), and the other end thereof is transmission-connected to the plastic sealing ring (83) and the circular cutter (84), so that the bowl sealing motor (86) drives the plastic sealing ring (83) and the circular cutter (84) through the bowl sealing connecting rod (85) to perform plastic sealing and edge trimming operations on the film at the opening of the soup bowl.

5. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The soup bowl conveying group (51) is also provided with a translation component, which is installed at the end of the soup bowl conveying group (51) and is used to assist in the translation operation of the soup bowl. The translation component is provided with a translation slider (55), a long slide rail (56), a slide rail bracket (57) and an auxiliary bracket (58). The translation slider (55) is fixed to the soup bowl conveying group (51), and the long slide rail (56) and the translation slider (55) cooperate with each other to form a sliding connection. One end of the slide rail bracket (57) is fixed to the long slide rail (56), and the other end thereof is provided with a linear bearing. One end of the auxiliary bracket (58) is provided with an auxiliary arm (59), and the other end thereof is fixed with a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft and the linear bearing cooperate with each other to form a linear motion system.

6. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The meal dispensing device (90) is provided with a temporary storage conveying group (91), a meal dispensing conveying group (92), a meal dispensing door (93) and a meal dispensing cylinder (94). The temporary storage conveying group (91) is used to temporarily store soup bowls after sealing. The meal dispensing conveying group (92) is used to place and convey meals. The meal dispensing door (93) is openably connected to the cabinet (10). The meal dispensing cylinder (94) drives the meal dispensing door (93) to open so that the user can take the meal.

7. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The meal dispensing device (90) is further provided with a bag filling mechanism, which comprises a bag supply assembly (95), a bag pulling assembly (96), a bag sealing assembly (97), a bag cutting assembly (98) and a bag sealing and lifting assembly (99). The bag supply assembly (95) is used to supply packaging bags for meal dispensing; the bag pulling assembly (96) is used to pull out packaging bags of corresponding length from the bag supply assembly (95); the bag sealing assembly (97) is used to heat-seal the bottom or the bag opening of the packaging bag; the bag cutting assembly (98) is used to cut the packaging bags of corresponding length; and the bag sealing and lifting assembly (99) is used to lift the packaging bag containing the meal upward by a certain distance, so that the bag sealing assembly (97) can heat-seal the bag opening.

8. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device (20) is provided with a noodle bag rack (21), an ingredient rack (22) and a soup bag storage refrigerator (26), wherein the noodle bag rack (21) is used to store noodle bags, the ingredient rack (22) is used to store ingredient bags, and the soup bag storage refrigerator (26) is used to store soup bags that need to be stored at low temperatures.

9. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water supply device (30) is provided with a water storage tank (31), a hot water tank (32) and a waste water tank (35). One end of the water storage tank (31) is connected to an external water inlet pipe, and the other end thereof is connected to the hot water tank (32) for storing and providing clean water. The other end of the hot water tank (32) is provided with a noodle cooking water supply pipe (33) and a hot soup water supply pipe (34) for preheating clean water and supplying corresponding hot water to the noodle cooking pot (41) and the hot soup pot (49) respectively. One end of the waste water tank (35) is connected to the noodle cooking drain pipe and the hot soup drain pipe for collecting used waste water in the noodle cooking pot (41) and the hot soup pot (49), and the other end thereof can discharge the waste water into an external domestic waste water pipe.

10. The automatic cooking and selling noodle vending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The device further comprises a top device (100), wherein the top device (100) is provided with a ventilation fan (101), a kitchen air conditioner (102), and a lighting fixture (103). The ventilation fan (101) is used to discharge water vapor inside the device, the kitchen air conditioner (102) is used to adjust the air temperature inside the device, and the lighting fixture (103) is used to provide lighting.

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